Attorney endorses Layton for judgeship

To the Editor:I am writing this letter to endorse the re-election of Don Layton as General Sessions Court Judge for Anderson County. It has been my pleasure to have known Don for over 35 years, as an attorney, as the clerk and master for Anderson County, and as judge of the General Sessions Court for Anderson County Division 1.

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Oakridger - Oak Ridge, TN

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Posted Jul. 24, 2014 at 1:37 PM

Posted Jul. 24, 2014 at 1:37 PM

To the Editor:

I am writing this letter to endorse the re-election of Don Layton as General Sessions Court Judge for Anderson County. It has been my pleasure to have known Don for over 35 years, as an attorney, as the clerk and master for Anderson County, and as judge of the General Sessions Court for Anderson County Division 1.

As an attorney, Don Layton was one of the most competent, best prepared, highly capable attorneys that I have ever known. I was privileged to be his partner for over seven years and personally witnessed him preparing for court, spending countless hours analyzing the issues, studying the law and preparing his arguments for each and every case. He never assumed that he knew and understood how the law applied to the circumstances of a particular set of facts. He made sure how the law should be applied and had the statutes and case precedents to support his position.

As Anderson County Clerk and Master, he ran an efficient and highly respected operation. Much of what he instituted remains in place and serves as a model to chancery courts throughout Tennessee.

As a judge, Don Layton knows the law. He hears both civil and criminal matters. He listens to the facts and legal arguments and impartially makes his decisions based on the law. His years of experience practicing law, handling both civil and criminal cases, and his years of experience as a judge hearing and deciding cases make him uniquely qualified to continue serving as judge of the Anderson County General Sessions Court Division 1.

I earnestly and sincerely ask all Anderson County citizens to vote to cast their ballot for Don Layton.